Credo: Forgiveness and Greatest Task
Credo
I believe that forgiveness is grace's greatest task. How do we give grace to others? Answer these things true or false: 1. A person should not be forgiven until he/she asks for it. 2. Forgiving includes minimizing the offense and the pain caused. 3. Forgiveness includes restoring trust and reuniting a relationship. 4. You haven’t really forgiven until you have forgotten the offense. 5. When I see someone hurt, it is my duty to forgive the offender.
All these things are false forgiveness is not conditional, minimizing, resuming without change, forgetting, or a right. Forgiveness is a process that everyone must go through. Just as trust if someone breaks your heart and you forgive them it doesn’t mean that everything’s okay. It means that I love you enough to work through this and try again. Therefore making yourself vulnerable to hurt again. Grace filled forgiveness occurs when we: 1. Remember
Remember that we’re not perfect, God forgives us every day. “Be kind and compassionate to one another, forgiving each other, just as in Christ, God forgave you.” Ephesians 4:32 (NIV) 2. Release
Let the anger you feel go for revenge is not the answer. We as people will always feel the need to avenge the wrong that has happened to us, but if we forgive we have nothing to avenge. “…Never avenge yourselves. Leave that to God, for He has said that He will repay those who deserve it.” Romans 12:19 (LB)
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I believe that forgiveness is grace's greatest task. How do we give grace to others? Answer these things true or false: 1. A person should not be forgiven until he/she asks for it. 2. Forgiving includes minimizing the offense and the pain caused. 3. Forgiveness includes restoring trust and reuniting a relationship. 4. You haven’t really forgiven until you have forgotten the offense. 5. When I see someone hurt, it is my duty to forgive the offender.
All these things are false forgiveness is not conditional, minimizing, resuming without change, forgetting, or a right. Forgiveness is a process that everyone must go through. Just as trust if someone breaks your heart and you forgive them it doesn’t mean that everything’s okay. It means that I love you enough to work through this and try again. Therefore making yourself vulnerable to hurt again. Grace filled forgiveness occurs when we: 1. Remember
Remember that we’re not perfect, God forgives us every day. “Be kind and compassionate to one another, forgiving each other, just as in Christ, God forgave you.” Ephesians 4:32 (NIV) 2. Release
Let the anger you feel go for revenge is not the answer. We as people will always feel the need to avenge the wrong that has happened to us, but if we forgive we have nothing to avenge. “…Never avenge yourselves. Leave that to God, for He has said that He will repay those who deserve it.” Romans 12:19 (LB)
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